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Advice for tintop build
rdodger - 7/2/13 at 07:28 PM

Hi

My mate has an old Civic he has used for trackdays for a couple of years. At the moment he is stripping it down to fit a cage and various other bits with a view to doing a bit of racing. Not sure what series.

I am looking for advice with the fuel system and what is/isn't generally allowed.

Fuel pipe. Rubber? Braided? JIC fittings? Clamps?

Can it be run through the car?

Does the fuel tank/swirl pot need to be seperated from the passenger compartment?

I know these may seem like stupid questions, but looking in the Blue Book doesn't really help.

Any links to sites with more info would be great!

Cheers


theduck - 7/2/13 at 07:47 PM

IMHO he needs to pick a series and build to there spec.


martiingarner87 - 7/2/13 at 11:33 PM

theduck is right.

You could end up wasting alot of money on parts that are ineligable.

http://www.classicsportscarclub.co.uk/tintops.htm

This championship could be a good starting point or if you fancy some endurance racing the 750mc have a roadsports series http://www.750mc.co.uk/formulae/roadsports.htm but the car must be road legal but you can do pretty much what you want but i wouldn't go above 140bhp per tonne in a front wheel drive car.

OR find a series that doesn't require an ARDS license like Sprinting and Hillclimbing or Time attack!!

Hope this helps!!

I personally have done quite a bit of sprinting and hillclimbing so any further questions please feel free to ask.


Neadles - 26/5/13 at 05:11 PM

Stick to the MSA blue book and you wouldn't be too far wrong I would say.

Any feelings on which series? Jap specific or more general?